… reflux disease (GERD) is a common disease in the West, which now appears to be also
increasing in prevalence in the Asian Pacific … the prevalence of the disease. Prevalence rates of …

… practising in the Asia–Pacific region. The group recognized that although gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) is less common and milder in endoscopic severity in Asia than in the …

… ethnic groups in Asia. The lack of … of heartburn as a predictor of GERD in the Asia-Pacific
region was recognized. Thus, we do not know if heartburn is a definite marker of GERD in Asia. …

… reflux disease in Asia was noted, with the majority being non-erosive reflux disease. …
Proton pump inhibitor-refractory reflux disease was recognised to be common. A distinction …

… The pattern of acid-related diseases has also changed. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
is a fast emerging disease with an increasing prevalence of reflux esophagitis and reflux …

… Two Asian Pacific consensus meeting on GERD have been convened and their proceedings
published,9,10 and GERD is now considered an important disease in the Asia-Pacific …

… as a disease of Western countries, and was thought to be distinctly uncommon among
Asians. … , have shown that reflux disease is more common in Asia than previously recognized. …

… Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastroesophageal reflux No sources
of … disease symptoms in Japan. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 Jan; tion of this review. The …

… reflux disease (NERD) and most patients with reflux … into two categories: NERD and erosive
reflux disease (ERD). Overall, … patients in Asia-Pacific region (78–93% of all reflux disease). …

… “heartburn,” as there is no equivalent term in the major Asian … Nonerosive reflux disease
appears to be common among Asians… , appear to be common among Asian patients as well. …